Germany vs South Korea: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Germany
2.5%
in 2024
South Korea
2.1%
in 2024
Germany rank
6th
South Korea rank
8th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Germany
- South Korea
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.5% against 2.1% in South Korea, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
Across all 97 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 8th of 211 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | Germany |
| 1930s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Germany |
| 1940s | 8.4% | 0.0% | 8.3% | Germany |
| 1950s | 8.4% | 0.0% | 8.3% | Germany |
| 1960s | 8.8% | 0.1% | 8.7% | Germany |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 0.5% | 7.7% | Germany |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 1.1% | 5.9% | Germany |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 1.9% | 3.8% | Germany |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 2.4% | 2.0% | Germany |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 0.9% | Germany |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 0.5% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Germany or South Korea?
- Germany, at 2.5% against 2.1% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Germany and South Korea?
- 0.4%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Korea?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Germany and South Korea rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Germany ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 8th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.